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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1996
Filed:
May. 05, 1995
Che C Chow, Penfield, NY (US);
Anthony S Condello, Webster, NY (US);
Robert M Jacobs, Ontario, NY (US);
Alvin D Kromm, Jr, Webster, NY (US);
Rabin Moser, Victor, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for fusing toner images to a substrate. A Release Agent Management (RAM) system for applying silicone oil to a metering roll utilizes a pair of metering blades to improve oil uniformity on the metering roll. Thus, streaks or localized areas of excess silicone oil as the result of blade defects and/or dirt accumulation associated with a first blade, ARE metered or smoothed to a more uniform thickness by the second blade. To this end, the first metering blade serves to meter silicone oil to a first predetermined thickness while the second blade serves to meter oil streaks to a second predetermined thickness which is greater than the first predetermined thickness.